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Poly Special Topix
Powers of congress questions raised at one point concerning their constitutional role
during the new deal, during Lochner era, and at a few points in the Rehnquist courts
era. Article 1 Sec 8 spelled out in this portion of th

Does the social contract justify political obligation? How and on what basis or principle does
it do so? Discuss in reference to Locke, Rousseau and Burke The social contract justifies political obligation only if it protects the rights and liberties of a

POLI 362 Lecture 4, September 17th
Hobbes Gives us notion of sovereignty. One person that is united by a contract.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
man is born free but everywhere he is in chains allusion to civil law, which
impedes our rights.
Rousseau assumes natu

POLI 362, Lecture 3
September 12th 2012
- Question of analogy between Hobbes state of nature and International Politics
Beitz = argues that there is something in between in politics, a hybrid between
hierarchy and anarchy, question is: does this work? If

POLI 362
Lecture 1 September 5th
Political theory and international relations
Course prereq: POLI 231
Course materials: 2 books, Kant and John Rawls
Midterm is October 22nd no make up therefore cannot be missed
Paper due on November 12th
Final exam during

POLI 362 October 3rd
Law of Peoples 1999
Rawls
Rawls domestic theory?
Realistic Utopia
Distinct way of distinction between ideal and non-ideal theory
Ideal = finding out principles of right that ought to order basic structure of
political peoples in ext

POLI 362, September 10th Lecture
Hobbes, Leviathan
Chapter 13, 14 and 29
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Realists state that IR is a Hobbsinian State of Nature. No Global leviathan in
existence.
Beitz is concerned that there is no point in writing his book and discussing
normative pol

POLI 362 September 26
KANT
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Gives a response
The ruler has to conform to ordinary, ethical laws due to prudence
Perpetual peace = written in form of peace treaty at the time, he was critical of the
peace treaties existing in this time period.
For Roussea

POLI 362 September 24th Lecture
Immanuel Kant
Political philosophy (one aspect of his work)
Context: 18th century, massive war in Europe with issues of colonization. Aware of
human cost for development.
Has a tumultuous childhood. Religious parents. Wrote

POLI 362
October 29th
What is the problem we should care about?
Is it poverty or inequality?
This is not an easy question to answer.
How should one measure poverty in terms of absolute depravation
7+ billion people, 864 million are chronically undernouris

Changes in Indian Politics
Ethnic mobilization
Ethnic and religious parties got an increasing share of the votes. Last election
43% of vote
Some of these parties contested elections, saying they did not engage those
minorities/ethnic groups
Predominan

October 17th 2012
Leviathan and Civic;
Discussions occur in both. Professor will choose arguments with one that is more
relatable.
Essay Questions: choice of two questions
Compare/contrast or assess authors views
Critique of Rawls:
Rawls preeminent libera

Does the social contract justify political obligation? How and on what basis or principle does
it do so? Discuss in reference to Locke, Rousseau and Burke The social contract justifies political obligation only if it protects the rights and liberties of a

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Really interesting course that merges political philosophy and international relations by merging ideas and concepts from political philosophers ranging from Hobbes and Rousseau to Marx, Foucault, Fanon etc. The professor is very knowledgeable and the workload is fair and quite easy to go through

Course highlights:

It's really interesting to learn about looking at IR that deviates from the normal realism, liberalism, and constructivism paradigms.